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accepted
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From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
all
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From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
away
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From this reading The next second the heavenly relieved look died away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The exclamation had been involuntary.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
Bruce
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From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
days
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From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
died
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From this reading The next second the heavenly relieved look died away.
dutifully
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From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
Emily
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From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was indelicate to have referred to the mental image even ever so vaguely.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was indelicate to have referred to the mental image even ever so vaguely.
exclamation
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From this reading The exclamation had been involuntary.
fact
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From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
father
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From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
Fox-Seton
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From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
glad
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From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The exclamation had been involuntary.
happiness
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From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was indelicate to have referred to the mental image even ever so vaguely.
heavenly
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From this reading The next second the heavenly relieved look died away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
image
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From this reading It was indelicate to have referred to the mental image even ever so vaguely.
indelicate
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From this reading It was indelicate to have referred to the mental image even ever so vaguely.
involuntary
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From this reading The exclamation had been involuntary.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next second the heavenly relieved look died away.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
mental
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From this reading It was indelicate to have referred to the mental image even ever so vaguely.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next second the heavenly relieved look died away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
older
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From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
portion
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From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
possibility
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From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
realisation
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From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
referred
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From this reading It was indelicate to have referred to the mental image even ever so vaguely.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next second the heavenly relieved look died away.
second
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From this reading The next second the heavenly relieved look died away.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
Sir
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From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
smiled
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From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was indelicate to have referred to the mental image even ever so vaguely.
sprung
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From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
swift
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From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next second the heavenly relieved look died away.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
tire
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From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was indelicate to have referred to the mental image even ever so vaguely.
too
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From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
troubled
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From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
two
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From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
vaguely
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From this reading It was indelicate to have referred to the mental image even ever so vaguely.
waiting
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From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
Walderhurst
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From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
years
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From this reading It had sprung from her memory of the days when she had dutifully accepted, as her portion, the possibility of being smiled upon by Walderhurst, who was two years older than her father, and her swift realisation of this fact troubled her.
young
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From this reading But Emily Fox-Seton was glad too that Sir Bruce was young, that they were all young, and that happiness had come before they had had time to tire of waiting for it.
